Frederick M. Staunton, publisher of the Charleston Daily Mail, retired
Chief Logan State Park gained state park status
Denomination adopted the name Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Orval Brown was released from the state mental hospital at Weston
Stephen Coonts earned a B.A. at WVU
George Crumb was award the Pulitzer Prize for Echoes of Time and the River: Four Processionals for Orchestra
Phyllis Curtin sang with the Charleston Symphony Opera
Phyllis Curtin was named West Virginian of the year with George Crumb by the Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail
Home Demonstration clubs changed name to Extension Homemaker Clubs
National attention was brought to the issue of mine safety
Fesenmeier sold its brewery to Little Switzerland Brewing Company
Two-year associate degree in forestry was developed at Glenville State College
Five high schools were consolidated into Gilmer County High School
The last Gravely tractor rolled off the Dunbar assembly line
Charles Haden served on the Monongalia County Board of Education
Roy Lee Harmon wrote Rhymes of a Mountaineer
The Modern Budget Amendment made the governor responsible for preparation of the state budget
West Virginia's first spring gobbler season began
Sonny Hyde transferred to the state Department of Natural Resources to work on Outdoor West Virginia (now Wild Wonderful West Virginia)
The Jones Diamond left the Smithsonian to be on exhibition at the State Fair
Linsly School relocated to Banes Hall in Wheeling
The present entrance to the Lost World Cavers was dug through a hill
Joe Manchin's family shoe store burned
A new academic building was constructed at Marshall University
Enrollment at Marshall University reached 8,177
Irene McKinney received her bachelor's from West Virginia Wesleyan College
M. Blane Michael graduated from New York University
M. Blane Michael began working at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York
R. E. Fisher died leaving the Moorefield paper to Pheobe Fisher Heishman and husband David
Mountain Artisans was founded
John W. Saunders became president of Beckley College (now Mountain State University) replacing D. K. Shroyer
The National Bank of Commerce built a new building known as Commerce Square in Charleston
The New York Central System merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad to create the ill-fated Penn Central
The annual Nature Wonder Weekend was first held in North Bend State Park
Nylon precursor chemical stopped being produced at Belle Works
Logging on Otter Creek began again
Pilgrim Glass Corporation plant manager Karel Konrad introduced cranberry glass
Radio station WVWC, licensed to West Virginia Wesleyan College, went on air
The last case of polio in West Virginia was reported
James Rexrode's works were displayed at the Shenandoah Valley Folklore Society at the Harrisonburg Arts and Crafts Festival
Spanky Roberts retired from McClellan Air Force Base
The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey conducted another extensive excavation on the St. Albans archeological site
David Selby appeared in Dark Shadows
James A Butcher became president of Shepherd College (now University)
Governor Hulett Smith proposed $150 million bond issue for school construction and state facilities improvement.
Grace Martin Taylor retired from Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston)
Norman L. Fagan suggested a Theater West Virginia show based on the Hatfield-McCoy Feud
The Evangelical United Brethren Church merged with the Methodists forming the United Methodists, becoming West Virginia's biggest denomination
There were 240 Evangelical United Brethren Churches in West Virginia, at the time of their merger with the Methodists
Kendall Vintroux retired from the Charleston Gazette
VISTA volunteers had streamed into rural and hard-pressed areas of West Virginia
The WAJR facilities moved to the Greer Building
West Virginia counties reasserted their control over economic opportunity commissions and community action programs, as local officials react to War on Poverty
WesBanco was incorporated
Wheeling Downs reopened
Jon Dragan founded Wildwater Expedition Unlimited at Thurmond
Bill Withers was discharged from the U.S. Navy in San Jose
Runway expansion for jet airliners began at Kanawha Airport
Chuck Yeager became a brigadier general
Keith Ham leased 130 acres in Marshall County for the establishment of a rural retreat
Nick Saban led the Monongah High School football team to a state championship victory over Paden City High
Helen Chilton graduated from Denison University
Charleston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women undertook “Appalachian Corridors,” the first exhibition to expressly curate the work of Appalachian artists
